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Biography
Claire Denis is a French film director and screenwriter. Her feature film Beau Travail (1999) has been called one of the greatest films of the 1990s and of all time. Her work has dealt with themes of colonial and post-colonial West Africa, as well as issues in modern France, and continues to influence European cinematic identity.
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Awards & recognition
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 2022
- Berliner Kunstpreis · 2011
Filmography26 titles

Paris, Texas
1984Assistant Director
1984Assistant Director

Wings of Desire
1987First Assistant Director
1987First Assistant Director

The Sacrifice
1986Casting
1986Casting

Night on Earth
1991Thanks
1991Thanks

The Old Gun
1975Assistant Director
1975Assistant Director

Down by Law
1986Assistant Director
1986Assistant Director

Beau Travail
1999Director, Screenplay
1999Director, Screenplay

Chocolat
1988Director, Writer
1988Director, Writer

Sweetgrass
2009Thanks
2009Thanks

35 Shots of Rum
2008Director, Writer
2008Director, Writer

White Material
2009Director, Screenplay
2009Director, Screenplay

Irma Vep
1996Thanks
1996Thanks

Trespassing Bergman
2013as Self
2013as Self

Leviathan
2012Thanks
2012Thanks

The Intruder
2004Director, Writer
2004Director, Writer

No Fear, No Die
1990Director, Writer
1990Director, Writer

Porn Theatre
2002Thanks
2002Thanks

Stars at Noon
2022Director, Screenplay
2022Director, Screenplay

The Last Mistress
2007Thanks
2007Thanks

Trouble Every Day
2001Director, Writer
2001Director, Writer

High Life
2018Director, Screenplay
2018Director, Screenplay

Bastards
2013Director, Screenplay
2013Director, Screenplay

Room 999
2023as Self
2023as Self

Both Sides of the Blade
2022Director, Screenplay
2022Director, Screenplay

Let the Sunshine In
2017Director, Screenplay
2017Director, Screenplay

Here
2011Thanks
2011Thanks